Places Taggaul Wants to Go

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.